The Colonel's Bed, Glen Ey, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
George Washington Wilson (1823 - 1893)
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
195 x 117 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520692.6
Summary
A monochrome albumen print photograph by George Washington Wilson, depicting a view of The Colonel's Bed, Glen Ey, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Colonel's Bed, is where the River Ey flows through a narrow rocky chasm.. The print is mounted with broad paper borders. The corner shape is square. The photograph is photographically captioned from the negative: "The Colonel's Bed, Glen Ey, Braemar. 1150 G.W.W." " in the bottom centre.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
George Washington Wilson (1823 - 1893), photographer